"graham" > wrote:

>
>"Isaac Wingfield" > wrote in message
...
>> In article >,
>> "Peggy" > wrote:
>>
>> > "Ryan" > wrote in message
>> > om...
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > This is, I'm sure to many, a stupid question but I can't find a clear
>> > > answer elsewhere.
>> > >
>> > > I am saddened to say that I have NEVER seen or eaten a "red velvet
>> > > cake". I am ordering a cake for an occasion soon and it is an option
>> > > available.
>> > >
>> > > From receipes I find online, it appears to simply be a chocolate cake
>> > > with red food coloring to make it appear redish/brown.
>> > >
>> > > Am I correct with that assumption?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Yellow or white cake with lots of red coloring. Usually frosted with
>cream
>> > cheese frosting.
>> > here's a link to an image:
>>
>> *Never* frosted with anything but a bechamel-sauce based frosting, IMO;
>> much lighter than a cream cheese frosting. And the cake is leavened with
>> a combination of baking soda and vinegar. I believe that is the original
>> recipe: "Waldorf Astoria Red Cake".
>>
>However you make it, it sounds absolutely disgusting!
>Graham
>


My mother used to make a Devil's Food cake with buttermilk and baking
soda (no red coloring) and I would not eat it for years because the
batter tasted terrible. I have since discovered that it is an
excellent cake.

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Susan N.

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